Chinese Character: 世 (Shì - World/Generation)
1. 基本特征 (Character Basics)
部首: 一（横部） (radical: horizontal stroke)
笔画数: 5 (5 strokes)
结构分解: 指事字，原义为三十年（一世），字形像三个“十”叠加（十×三=三十），后引申为世界、世代 (ideogram originally meaning 30 years (one generation), resembling three "十" (ten) stacked (10×3=30), later extended to world/generation)
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2. 发音 (Pronunciation)
拼音: Shì (fourth tone)
3. 含义 (Meaning)
世作名词时指时间单位（三十年为一世）、世界（如"世界"）或世代（如"世代相传"） (Noun: time unit (30 years); World (e.g., "world"); Generation (e.g., "pass down through generations"))
4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)
- 世界 (shì jiè) - world
- 世代 (shì dài) - generation
- 世纪 (shì jì) - century
- 世俗 (shì sú) - secular
5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)
作名词时可受形容词修饰（如"美丽的世界"）；常与"界""代"等词搭配（如"世界""世代"） (Noun: modified by adjectives (e.g., "beautiful world"); often paired with "界/代" (e.g., "world/generation"))
6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)
《论语》载"三十而立"，"世"最初指三十年（一代人的成长周期）；后扩展为"天下"（如"乱世"指动荡的时代），体现中国对时间和社会的整体认知；"世界"一词源自佛教，指空间（世）与时间（界）的结合 (The Analects records "Establish oneself at 30", with "世" originally meaning 30 years (a generation's growth cycle). Later extended to "the world" (e.g., "乱世" (turbulent times)), reflecting holistic understanding of time and society. "世界" (world) originates from Buddhism, combining space ("世") and time ("界"))
7. 例句 (Example Sentence)
我们生活在同一个世界。(Wǒ men shēng huó zài tóng yī gè shì jiè.)
We live in the same world.
这个传统世代相传。(Zhè gè chuán tǒng shì dài xiāng chuán.)
This tradition has been passed down through generations.
8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)
"世"的字形像三个"十"字叠加（十×三=三十），想象三十年为一代人，通过"三个十=世代"的画面轻松记住含义 ("世" resembles three "十" (ten) stacked (10×3=30). Imagine 30 years as a generation, associating "three tens" to remember the meaning of "世")